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Igor Willcox Quartet: Time Traveller
by Joshua Weiner
Brazilian drummer Igor Willcox is the descendant of a multi-generational family of musicians, with a conductor-arranger father and vocalist mother. With Swiss phenom Jojo Mayer as a teacher and three decades of performing under his belt, it is perhaps not surprising that Willcox's playing is superb. What astonishes on the Igor Willcox Quartet's fusion album Time Traveller is the quality of the compositions, the rapport of the musicians and the clear but muscular sound quality. Instrumental pyrotechnics abound, but always ...
Continue ReadingAurora Clara-Dreams, Mike Progdich and ChickCorea. Erik Escobar, Senri Kawaguchi
by Len Davis
More new music from Aurora Clara from Dreams, Chick Corea, Mike Prigodich, Brazilian keyboardist Erik Escobar, and from Uraguay, bassist Francisco Fattoruso. Plus Finnish bassist Juka Haavisto and Japanese drummer Senri Kawaguchi. Playlist Mike Prigodich “At Sixes and Sevens" from A Stitch In Time (Mexican Mocha) 00:00 Chick Corea “North Africa" from The Ultimate Adventure (Stretch) 07:50 Erik Escobar “Arcanjo Miguel" from New Brazilian Trio (Self Produced) 15:44 Aurora Clara “I Remember Shakti" from Dreams (Youkali) 23:38 Francisco ...
Continue ReadingBassist Romain Lebaya, Markus Reuter and Stephan Thelen
by Len Davis
French bassist Romain Lebaya, and LA Band Qui'3 from Tribe of Rivals. Touch guitarist Markus Reuter, and Stephan Thelen from Fractal Guitar 3. Brazilian keyboard player Erik Escobar from his newest Live Album and Igor Willcox with his quartet live in Europe. Aurora Clara finish the program with another track from their latest album. Playlist Romain Lebaya “All Right Then" from Bass Anthology (Plug & Play) 00:00 Oui'3 “Catch My Drift" from tribe of Rivals (Self Produced) 08:06 ...
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